Planting attachment



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AUmTliD STATE s. y*PATENT OFFICE PLAN TIN G ATTACHMENT I .James L. nipple, Canton, Ill., assignor .to International Harvester Company, a corporation oi' New Jersey Application January 19, 19.39,y serial No. 251,793 u f s claims. (ci. 11i-s6) 'Ihis invention relates to a planting attachment for use with implement carrying frames, and particularly for use with implement carrying frames of the tool bar type.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple means for the attaching of planter units to the implement carrying frame. i

Another object of the'invention is to' provide a planting attachment of the floating runner and,

type which is adapted to be connected to the yis connected the rear whee1 I4. on'the tcp porimplement carrying frame as a unit. tion of the transmission housing I2 is a power Another object of the invention is to provide. lift device l5 having a crank arm is. in such means for attaching the planter attach- Connected to the rear of the tractor is a verf-,1 iegiteo th rame airis; lnit, mvin Wlileein ige cally; extending poriton Ill, onldoniiehl beixlg slowr; 0 D an rame S C ureS e n Epen but here is, in ac one oca a eac si e o ently supported, so that the weight of the hopper. the tractor, the pair of which support a, rockand frame structure will not affect the runner Shaft |3 having a, rearwardly extending 1ifting Stlullul'earm I9 rigidly connected thereto. At another In accordance Wlth this invention there has location on the rock-shaft I8 there is provided been Provided e supporting bracket means an arm 20, which is connected through a link 2l adapted to be connected to the transverse tool to the crank arm I6 of the power lift device. In bar so es to extend forwardly thereof and reel" order to assist in the operation of the rock-shaft Werdlytleeotf Wherin thenlrnerfstmctlre ii to lift the implement, there is provided a helper connec o e por on ex n ng orwar y o i the t'- the transverse bar and is arranged to trail rearxrleilrslgzalll; Il arr ed by ver 1 wardly thereof in a location immediately under The implement frame now to be described is tntifeta nvieii ff the mit mettait iyfevflhe fgrgshgw structure is carried by this portion of the bracket Lhrgng agg loszl lolall :1591.315311 means that extends rearwardly of the transverse December 30 '1937 which matured on ugst 29 bar independently oi the connection of the run- 1939, as Patnt Nlmber 2,171,03L This imple: er ist-'menue thetreihanl is in subsga'ntauy ment carrying frame is of the transverse tool bar portion of the bracket means by means of palm extending members 23 and .a transverse toolbar un 24 of square cross section. These longitudinal f alle] links and is permited to haveda inoa thg members 23 are preferably made 1n two sections non as the tiimpleln proceeds rngis ix 23 and 23, in order to permit longitudinal plan-ting opera' on' e runner s m1? e adjustment of the frame, so that the transverse no Way affected by the weight of the opper and 40 tool bar may lie nearer to the rear portion of frame structure' t is to s the tractor when lthe implement frame is being Another object nth'ingerlilon prvlde used asa planter. The sections 23" can be con- ?vhggignechaneremtois use Lnlgw yl; nected to the section 23', so as to make the entire contour of the ground independently of the other longltudmaol fxme .rlemr 23 hort gr this units for maintaining an even planting depth. purpose n e S1 e, S1 men. ers. ere 1S For other objects and a better understanding mounted a downwardly. extendmg .sldeplate 25' of the mvntion, reference may be had to the to the lower end of which the longitudinally exfollowing detailed description taken in connectending frame 23 is detachably connected by pun tion with the accompanying drawing, in which: Pm means 26- The nlplement carrymg frame Figure 1 is an elevational View of the rear 50 is connected to the lifting arms I9 on the rockportion of a tractor, one of the rear Wheels being shaft I8 through a chain 21, so that, upon operaremoved, having an implement frame directly tion of the power lift I5, the entire implement connected thereto, to which is connected the frame will be lifted to a transport position on planter attachment of the present invention; the tractor. In order to maintain the lateral position of the implement frame as it proceeds during its working operation, there ls provided a. downwardly extending, lateral holding means,

28 connected to the transmission housing I2 for vertical pivotal movement, but braced so as not to have lateral movement and adapted to extend through a slot in a downwardly extending member 29 rigid with the implement carrying frame.

When the implement carrying frame is adjusted forwardly for the attaching of planting implements, as above explained, parallel links 30 and 3| for gauge wheels are so fixed to the transverse tool bar 24 as to extend rearwardly thereof. 'I'hese parallel links support a downwardly extending member 32, to the lower end of which is connected gauge supporting wheel means 33. There are normally a pair of such gauge supporting `wheels on a single implement carrying frame. In order to effect a change in the height at which the tool bar is carried, these gauge wheels may be adjusted through a forwardly extending arm 34 rigid with a transversely extending portion 35 of the link 30, and this arm 34 is acted upon through a link 36 by means of a hand lever 31 acting about a quadrant 38. The hand lever extends forwardly to a point where it is easily accessible to the operators station 39. The gauge wheel is preferably located rearwardly of the tool bar 24 when the implement frame has planting attachments attached to it. The planting attachments are heaviest of any of the attachments that are regularly used with implement carrying frames of the tool bar type, and hence it is desirable to have them asv close to the rear portion of the tractor as possible in order that they can be more easily lifted by the fil lifting mechanism. If they are not placed in this l location, the tendency is for the forward end of the tractor to be lifted upon actuation of the power lift device.

A description of the planting attachment of the present invention will now be made. Generally, the planter attachment consists of a runner structure 48, a hopper structure 4|, and a bracket supporting means 4? having a longitudinally extending portion 43 and a downwardly extending portion 44. Intermediately of the longitudinally extending portion there is provided a V-shaped recess adapted to fit over the top of the tool bar 24, of square cross section and having holes therethrough for the reception of clamping bolts 46 that connect'a clamping plate 41 with the tool bar 24 to rigidly retain the bracket supporting means 42 on the transverse tool bar, A portion of the longitudinally extending portion 43 of the bracket means extends to a location in advance of the transversetool bar, from which the downwardly extending portion 44 extends. The rear portion of the longitudinally extending portion 43 is formed with two hopper mounting members 48 having transversely angled portions 48'. These hopper mounting members are made rigid and a part of the bracket means by means of bolts 49.

The runner structure 4|) comprises vertically extending members 50, to the lower end of which is connected the runner iron 5| supported in its angular relationship therewith by means of a brace member 52 connected at the forward turned-up end 5|' of the runner and at its rear end to the upper portion of the longitudinally extending members at 53. These vertically extending members 50 carry arunner boot 54, through which seed may be dropped. Extending forwardly of the vertical portion 50 and pivotally connected thereto is a pair of parallel links 55 and 56 pivotally connected forwardly to the downwardly extending portion 44 of the bracket means 42. It should thus be seen that the parallel links trailingly connect the runner structure 40 to the bracket supporting means 42 at a location forwardly of the transverse tool bar 24 and that the runner structure lies under the longitudinally extending portion 43 and rearwardly of the transverse tool bar 24.

On the rear of the vertical portion 58, there is provided a rearwardly extending press or covering wheel carrying structure 51"on which is mounted the press or covering wheel 58. While the gauge wheels 33 associated with the implements are used to effect a change in the working depth of the usual tools, which are connected to the transverse tool bar, they are not so used when these planter attachments are used. Each planter attachment has means for individually regulating its own planting depth. This is done through a rearwardly and upwardly extending frame 59 pivotally connected to the vertical members 50 at the same point as the wheel-carrying structure 51 is connected and braced to the upper ends of the vertical members by bracing members 6| and interconnected with the pivotal wheel-carrying structure 51 by means of a link Y|32 that extends through the upper end of the 'the runner structure 40.

The hopper structure 4| has means at its 1ower` end adapted to fit onto the portions 48 of the mounting members 48. The hopper structure is fixed thereto by means of bolts 63. Thus, at this point it should be seen that the hopper structure 4|'is independently and cooperatively supported relative to the runner structure 40 and that both of said structures are connected to the transverse tool bar 24 by a single bracket means 42 and that the entire planter attachment is thus attachable as a unit. In other words, means has been provided for connecting the hopper structure in a planter attachment to the implement-carrying frame without transmitting load onto the runner structure. Also, it should be seen that, when several units are attached to the transverse tool bar, an adjustment of the hoppers of the respective units may be effected in unison by adjusting the gauge wheels 33 of the implement-carrying frame. By having each runner structure 40 independent of its hopper structure, the adjustment of the planting depth of the unit is not materially affected upon adjustment of the implement-carrying frame with the hopper structures.

The seeds from the hopper structure 4| drop through a funnel 64, which is directed into the seed boot 54. The hopper structure may be operated by the usual means consisting of the shaft running transversely of the implement-carrying frame and driven by a chain 65 connected with a sprocket 66 on the rear axle I3. This chain may be kept tight by means of the chain tightener 61. The transverse shaft also Aincludes the usual clutch mechanism, not shown, which can be thrown out of operation by means of the linkage 68 adapted to be operated by the rock-shaft I8 and connected forwardly to the clutch through the link 69, whereby, when the power lift is operated to raise the implement-carrying frame, the clutch will likewise be operated to throw the hopper structure out of operation. These latter features'are generally shown in the above mentioned pending application Serial No. 182,459, and do not form a part of the present invention.

Connecting loosely between the upper ends of the vertically extending members 50 and the rearward end of the bracket-supporting' means 42 is a lost-motion connection chain means 10, which may be adjustable in connection with the bracketsupporting means 42, and is preferably arranged to have considerable slack therein whenv the planter attachments are in their ground-working position. This slack is sucient to permit free floating movement o! the runner structure during operation. This 4chain 1U is for the purpose of lifting the runner structure when the implementcarrying frame is raised to the transport position by the power lift device I5.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction of this planter attachment, it shall be understood that such changes shall be made without departure from the spirit and scope of the present invention as dened in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination, a tractor, an implementcarrying frame adapted to be'directly connected to the tractor for vertical movement and having a transverse tool bar, and a planter attachment lll carrying frame directly connected to the tractor for vertical adjustment, a planting attachment adapted for attachment to the implement-carryposition, and lost motion connection means between the runner structure and the frame adapted to be taken up to lift the runner structure upon the frame being vertically adjusted to a transport position by said'means on the tractor.

comprising a runner structure, a hopper structure, means for trailingly and noatingly connecting the runner structure to the tool bar, means for connecting the hopper structure to the tool bar in cooperative relation to the runner structure without transmitting load onto the run- `ner structure, and lost-motion connection means between .the runner structure and the implementcarrying frame adaptedto be taken up to eiect lifting of the runner structure upon the implement-carrying frame being vertically moved.

2. In combination, a vertically movable implement-carrying frame, a hopper structure, a runner structure, supportingmeans connected to the frame and having a downwardly .extending portion, parallel link means for connecting the runner structure to the downwardly extending portion for normally free vertical movement in its working position, means for connecting the hopper structure to the frame in cooperative relation to the runner structure without transmitting load onto the runner' structure, and lost-motion connection means between the runner structure and the implement-carrying frame adapted to be taken up to thereby effect lifting of the runner structure upon the implement frame being vertically moved.

3. In combination, a tractor, an implement- 4. In combination, a tractor, animplementcarrying frame including a transverse tool bar directly connected to the tractor for vertical adjustment, a planting attachment adapted for attachment as a unit to the transverse tool bar and comprising a supporting bracket means adapted to befxed to the transverse bar and having a longitudinal portion adapted to extend forwardly and rearwardly of the tool bar when the attachment is made, a runner structure trailingly and floatingly connected to said portion forwardly of the transverse'tool bar, a hopper structure connected to said portion rearwardly of said transverse tool bar and in cooperative relation with the runner structure, means on the tractorv for vertically adjusting the frame to a transport positiony and lost motion means interconnecting the runner structure and said portion rearwardly vof the transversetool bar adapted to be taken up to lift the runner structure upon the frame being vertically adjusted'to a transport position by said means on the tractor.

5. In a unitary planter attachment for use with a vertically movable implement-carrying frame, a hopper structure, a runner structure, supporting means adapted for rigid attachment to the implement-carrying frame, means for connecting the runner structure to the supporting means for normally free vertical movement, means for rigidly connecting the hopper structure to the supporting means in cooperative relation with the runner structure and without transmitting load onto the runner structure, and lost-motion connection means between the runner structure and the implement-carrying frame adapted to be taken up to thereby effect lifting of the runner structure upon the implement-carrying frame being vertically moved.

- JAMES L. HIPPLE. 

